2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chapel Hill, NC vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- Battle Creek spends 15.4% less per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Battle Creek than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Creek had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,737$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10094573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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